Craig Kusick

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: September 30, 1948 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: September 27, 2006 in St. Paul, MN

Buried: St. Germain Cemetery, St. Germain, WI

High School: Greenfield HS (Greenfield, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI)

Debut: September 8, 1973 (Age 24-343d, 13,435th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 31-000d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Craig Robert Kusick

Nicknames: Mongo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

1238

291

.235

155

RBI

171

OBP

.342

SLG

.392

OPS

.733

OPS+

105

Summary of 46 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 4 tying, 16 go ahead

2 Tms
MIN	44
TOR	2

Platoon
vs LHP	29
vs RHP	17

Home/Road
Away	26
Home	20

Outs
0	17
1	16
2	13

13 Opps
CAL	7
BAL	6
CHW	6
KCR	5
OAK	5
TEX	3
NYY	3
MIL	3
BOS	2
DET	2
TOR	2
CLE	1
SEA	1

37 Pitchers
Frank Tanana	4
Paul Splittorff	3
Vida Blue	3
Rudy May	2
Jim Kaat	2
Tom Murphy	1
Wayne Garland	1
Byron McLaughlin	1
Jim Umbarger	1
Stan Thomas	1
Sid Monge	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Clyde Wright	1
Mike Caldwell	1
Luis Tiant	1
Dennis Leonard	1
Dave Roberts	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Nolan Ryan	1
Bill Castro	1
Don Kirkwood	1
Mark Littell	1
Jim Palmer	1
Terry Forster	1
Stan Perzanowski	1
Doc Medich	1
Balor Moore	1
Paul Lindblad	1
Pete Broberg	1
Kip Young	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Pat Dobson	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Ron Guidry	1
Ken Kravec	1
Craig Minetto	1
Roger Moret	1

14 Parks
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	19
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	34
8	7
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
12-	4
-2-	4
1--	4
1-3	1

64 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	33
1 on	8
2 on	5
Any on	13

Inning
2	5
3	1
4	6
5	6
6	4
7	5
8	9
9	8
Extra	2

1-3	6
4-6	16
7-end	24

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	11
-1	7
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	13
Tied	11
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	24
DH	18
PH	3
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
5th	15
7th	10
8th	8
6th	5
4th	4
3rd	2
1st	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-06-30 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	Jim Kaat	behind 2-7	t 7	1	---	1	8	3	0.019	4%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1974-07-16	MIN		MIL	Clyde Wright	behind 1-4	b 4	2	---	1	8	3	0.088	25%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1974-07-25	MIN	@	OAK	Vida Blue	behind 0-5	t 7	1	---	1	8	3	0.017	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1974-08-17	MIN	@	BOS	Roger Moret	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.106	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1974-08-20	MIN	@	NYY	Pat Dobson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	3	0.117	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1974-08-24	MIN	@	BAL	Wayne Garland	ahead 7-4	t 5	0	1--	2	7	3	0.076	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Soderholm Scores/unER
7	7	7	1	1974-09-02	MIN	@	TEX	Pete Broberg	ahead 6-2	t 8	0	-2-	2	7	3	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); S. Braun Scores/unER
8	8	8	1	1974-09-10	MIN		CHW	Terry Forster	behind 4-5	b 11	0	---	1	7	3	0.441	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1975-05-04	MIN		KCR	Dennis Leonard	ahead 4-3	b 5	1	1--	2	7	3	0.167	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Soderholm Scores
10	10	2	1	1975-06-04	MIN		NYY	Doc Medich	behind 0-6	b 8	1	---	1	7	3	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	3	1	1975-09-06	MIN	@	CHW	Jim Kaat	behind 0-1	t 4	2	-2-	2	7	3	0.237	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. McKay Scores
12	12	4	1	1975-09-09 (2)	MIN		TEX	Stan Perzanowski	behind 1-4	b 9	0	---	1	8	3	0.049	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	5	1	1975-09-16	MIN		CAL	Sid Monge	behind 1-3	b 9	1	12-	3	1	PH	0.805	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); L. Bostock Scores; J. Briggs Scores
14	14	6	1	1975-09-25	MIN	@	KCR	Paul Splittorff	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.108	73%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1976-05-05	MIN	@	DET	Dave Roberts	ahead 3-1	t 3	0	1-3	3	5	DH	0.096	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores; D. Ford Scores
16	16	2	1	1976-05-08	MIN	@	MIL	Bill Castro	ahead 7-1	t 4	2	---	1	5	DH	0.018	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	3	1	1976-05-10	MIN	@	KCR	Paul Splittorff	tied 1-1	t 4	1	-2-	2	5	DH	0.205	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Ford Scores
18	18	4	1	1976-05-31	MIN		CAL	Frank Tanana	behind 1-3	b 9	1	---	1	5	DH	0.063	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	5	1	1976-06-01	MIN		CAL	Nolan Ryan	behind 3-6	b 8	1	---	1	7	DH	0.057	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	6	1	1976-06-07	MIN	@	CLE	Stan Thomas	ahead 6-2	t 8	1	---	1	7	DH	0.016	99%		Home Run
21	21	7	1	1976-07-04 (1)	MIN		CAL	Frank Tanana	behind 0-4	b 6	1	12-	3	5	DH	0.220	34%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores; L. Hisle Scores
22	22	8	1	1976-07-10	MIN	@	BOS	Luis Tiant	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	1	8	DH	0.248	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	9	1	1976-08-01 (1)	MIN		OAK	Vida Blue	behind 1-4	b 8	2	---	1	6	3	0.046	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	10	1	1976-09-06	MIN		CHW	Francisco Barrios	tied 2-2	b 9	2	---	1	7	DH	0.468	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	11	1	1976-09-26	MIN		CAL	Frank Tanana	behind 0-4	b 9	0	---	1	5	3	0.020	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1977-04-10 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	Jim Umbarger	behind 0-1	t 4	1	1--	2	5	DH	0.228	60%		Home Run (CF-RF); D. Ford Scores
27	27	2	1	1977-04-20	MIN	@	KCR	Mark Littell	tied 2-2	t 8	2	---	1	6	DH	0.286	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	3	1	1977-05-22	MIN	@	CAL	Don Kirkwood	behind 3-4	t 6	2	12-	3	8	PH	0.434	76%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Adams Scores/unER; D. Ford Scores
29	29	4	1	1977-05-28	MIN	@	BAL	Jim Palmer	tied 0-0	t 5	2	---	1	8	3	0.157	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
30	30	5	1	1977-05-31	MIN		BAL	Rudy May	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	---	1	5	DH	0.066	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	6	1	1977-06-24	MIN		CHW	Wilbur Wood	ahead 5-3	b 5	0	---	1	6	DH	0.072	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	7	1	1977-07-11	MIN	@	CAL	Frank Tanana	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	DH	0.107	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	8	1	1977-07-16	MIN	@	OAK	Vida Blue	behind 0-8	t 9	0	---	1	5	DH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	9	1	1977-08-15	MIN	@	BAL	Rudy May	behind 3-5	t 5	1	12-	3	5	3	0.331	62%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Randall Scores; L. Hisle Scores
35	35	10	2	1977-08-15	MIN	@	BAL	Mike Flanagan	ahead 9-5	t 6	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.052	97%		Home Run; L. Hisle Scores
36	36	11	1	1977-08-20	MIN		BAL	Ross Grimsley	behind 0-4	b 7	2	---	1	5	DH	0.039	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37	37	12	1	1977-10-01	MIN	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	ahead 6-1	t 7	1	---	1	4	PH/DH	0.016	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1978-05-24	MIN		TEX	Paul Lindblad	behind 1-2	b 9	2	---	1	8	PH	0.489	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	2	1	1978-06-23	MIN	@	CHW	Ken Kravec	tied 1-1	t 9	0	---	1	4	DH	0.344	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	3	1	1978-07-30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	Ron Guidry	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	4	1	1978-08-16 (2)	MIN		KCR	Paul Splittorff	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	4	DH	0.106	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1979-04-28	MIN	@	DET	Kip Young	behind 1-2	t 5	1	---	1	9	3	0.136	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	2	1	1979-05-08	MIN		TOR	Balor Moore	ahead 13-6	b 7	0	---	1	3	3	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	3	2	1979-05-08	MIN		TOR	Tom Murphy	ahead 15-6	b 8	2	---	1	3	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	4	1	1979-08-14	TOR	@	OAK	Craig Minetto	tied 2-2	t 8	1	1--	2	6	3	0.353	86%		Home Run; O. Vélez Scores
46	46	5	1	1979-08-31	TOR		SEA	Byron McLaughlin	tied 4-4	b 11	1	---	1	5	3	0.417	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)